There is a clean, crystalline moment, terrible in its suddenness, when the glass shatters and nothing remains to obscure the light. The heart, long dulled by hope’s haze and fear’s fog, cracks open with the sting of salt and the burn of truth. It’s the stillness after thunder, the naked blue of a sky scrubbed bare by storm. In the wreckage, everything gleams with meaning: each gesture, each lie, each tender cruelty exposed. And though the ache clings like smoke, the soul, for a breath, stands alone, raw and devastatingly alive in that cold, clear morning light.
This exquisite aftermath is where Boston’s shadowy synth pop trio House of Harm finds their voice once again, returning with their first new music since 2023’s Playground.
Can’t Fight The Feeling sounds like Eleven Pond, Korine, and Body of Light swapped their art school naïvete for urban ennui and midnight drives. It channels early ’80s melancholia through stripped-down drum programming, chorus-washed guitars, and synths that shimmer like distant streetlights. Here, House of Harm feels moodier, more grounded, and achingly direct. Their coldwave chill in Can’t Fight The Feeling is less gallery abstraction and more cinematic noir: tense, tender, and timeless.
“At first, I was trying to convey the clarity I felt when a personal relationship was falling apart.” shares vocalist Michael Rocheford. “The song developed as that mess played out, and took on a more uneasy and regretful point of view.”
Listen to “Can’t Fight the Feeling” below, or on Spotify here:
House of Harm has emerged as a magnetic force in the underground music scene, fusing the emotional gravity of post-punk with a sound that feels both timeless and forward-leaning. Since their early demo EPs in 2019, the band has cultivated a loyal global following and shared the stage with seminal acts including Editors, She Past Away, Lust For Youth, Soft Kill, and Reeves Gabrels of The Cure.
Their 2020 debut Vicious Pastimes (Avant! Records) earned widespread critical praise, setting the stage for continued evolution. In 2023, the Taste the Light EP and their sophomore LP Playground (deepened their atmospheric, emotionally rich sound. Winter 2024 marked a milestone with their first UK/EU tour, bringing their gripping live energy to new audiences abroad.
House of Harm is celebrating with a special release show on April at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn.
Tickets are available here.
The band will join Twin Tribes and Chameleons on April 30 at Big Night Live in Boston and has recently been announced for Cold Waves Festival and Absolution Fest. More tour dates and new music are on the way in 2025.
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